Theatre Nurse Jobs in Gauteng 

Gauteng runs more theatre lists than any other province. The private hospital groups cluster thickly through Johannesburg, Sandton and Pretoria, the academic and regional hospitals carry the trauma load, and the day surgery and endoscopy units keep expanding into the northern suburbs and Centurion. All of it depends on theatre staff who can walk into an unfamiliar unit and be useful within ten minutes. 

That is the nurse we are looking for. Nursing Services of South Africa places scrub, anaesthetic, recovery, floor and CSSD staff across Gauteng, on single shifts, weekend lists and longer block bookings. 

Theatre roles we are placing in Gauteng 

  • Scrub nurses for general, orthopaedic, cardiothoracic, neuro, gynae, urology, ENT, ophthalmic, maxillofacial, plastics and robotic lists 

  • Anaesthetic nurses for induction, airway assistance, monitoring and drug checks 

  • Recovery and PACU nurses for post-anaesthetic observation, pain management and ward handover 

  • Floor and circulating nurses for counts, stock, positioning, specimens and runner work 

  • CSSD and sterile services staff for decontamination, packing, autoclave and tray assembly 

  • Day surgery, endoscopy and cath lab nurses, with shorter lists and more predictable hours 

  • Theatre unit managers and shift leaders for units short on senior cover 

Trauma volumes in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni mean after-hours and weekend theatre work is consistently available, which suits nurses who want to earn on nights while keeping weekdays free. 

Where we are placing theatre staff in Gauteng 

Johannesburg CBD, Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Midrand, Pretoria and Tshwane, Centurion, Ekurhuleni (Benoni, Boksburg, Kempton Park, Springs, Alberton) and the Vaal Triangle (Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark). 

Beyond theatre, we also staff mine health services, occupational health clinics on the East and West Rand, frail care and step-down units, correctional facilities and private home-based patients across the province. If your town is not listed, send it to us anyway, our client list moves weekly. 

Related local pages: RN and EN jobs in Johannesburg, enrolled nurse jobs in Pretoria and ophthalmic nurse jobs in Gauteng. 

Why healthcare professionals working in theatre register with NSSA 

Registering with NSSA is free. You pay nothing to register, nothing to be placed and nothing off your hourly rate, because our clients pay us, not you. 

We are proud members of AHASA, the Allied Healthcare Association of South Africa, and we have signed its Code of Ethics Pledge. In practice that means you know the unit, the list type and the rate before you accept a shift, and you are paid correctly for the hours you work. 

You also get: 

  • Shifts chosen by you in the Staffshift app, with your availability set your way 

  • Weekly pay straight into your bank account 

  • Exposure across multiple hospital groups and list types in one province 

  • A compliance team you can reach on WhatsApp when something needs sorting 

Locum doctors in Gauteng 

We place HPCSA-registered locum doctors alongside our theatre teams: anaesthetists and anaesthetic medical officers, general and orthopaedic surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, obstetricians and gynaecologists, physicians for general medicine wards and HDUs, and paediatricians for children's and neonatal units. See the full list on our doctor specialities page or register through locum doctors. 

What you need to register 

A South African ID or passport with a valid work permit, your SANC number and current annual practising certificate, police clearance, proof of Hepatitis B and COVID-19 vaccination, your training certificates, proof of address, bank details, a SARS PAYE confirmation letter and two references. 

Start working in Gauteng theatres 

Register to work with NSSA. It is free, it takes one sitting, and our compliance team will guide you through the documents. 

For help with registration, WhatsApp our compliance team on 060 070 29 91 or chat with us on Staffshift. You can also browse current vacancies or read more about theatre careers in South Africa. 

  • For scrub roles on complex lists, usually yes. Floor, recovery, day surgery and CSSD placements are open to registered and enrolled nurses with relevant experience, and Gauteng has enough volume to build those hours quickly. 

  • Yes. Set both areas in your Staffshift availability and you will see shifts across the whole province.